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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 583787" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Absolutely my point. Quade Cooper set out on a deliberately orchestrated campaign to antagonise and intimidate McCaw in order to either put him off his game, or provoke a response. This was obvious to anyone who watched his antics. Cooper attacked him physically, off the ball, targeting his head and neck area. The attempt failed because, to his credit, McCaw just kept his responses mostly verbal with the occasional shove. Better yet, he answered Cooper's cheap-shot campaign in the best way possible; by playing out of his skin.</p><p></p><p>After Cooper was cited for his knee to McCaw's head, and then was let off scot-free, NZ run fans were incensed. They felt the judiciary had effectively endorsed Cooper's tactics by not punishing him, so they have exacted their own punishment.</p><p></p><p>The situation Cooper finds himself in now is entirely of his own doing; as the old saying goes <em>"...he has been the engineer of his own misfortune"</em>. If he he can't cope with it, then it doesn't say a lot for him as a professional sportsman... perhaps he could approach McCaw for some advice on coping with intimidation, because I can't think of any player in rugby who has been subjected to more illegal off the ball violence on the rugby field than him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 583787, member: 20605"] Absolutely my point. Quade Cooper set out on a deliberately orchestrated campaign to antagonise and intimidate McCaw in order to either put him off his game, or provoke a response. This was obvious to anyone who watched his antics. Cooper attacked him physically, off the ball, targeting his head and neck area. The attempt failed because, to his credit, McCaw just kept his responses mostly verbal with the occasional shove. Better yet, he answered Cooper's cheap-shot campaign in the best way possible; by playing out of his skin. After Cooper was cited for his knee to McCaw's head, and then was let off scot-free, NZ run fans were incensed. They felt the judiciary had effectively endorsed Cooper's tactics by not punishing him, so they have exacted their own punishment. The situation Cooper finds himself in now is entirely of his own doing; as the old saying goes [I]"...he has been the engineer of his own misfortune"[/I]. If he he can't cope with it, then it doesn't say a lot for him as a professional sportsman... perhaps he could approach McCaw for some advice on coping with intimidation, because I can't think of any player in rugby who has been subjected to more illegal off the ball violence on the rugby field than him. [/QUOTE]
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